Sam Werner’s AP Top 25 Ballots
2015 Historical Football Ballots · 15 Available Releases
| Vote | Team | AP Rank | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clemson | 1 | Same |
| 2 | Alabama | 2 | Same |
| 3 | Iowa | 4 | +1 |
| 4 | Oklahoma | 3 | -1 |
| 5 | Michigan State | 5 | Same |
| 6 | North Carolina | 8 | +2 |
| 7 | Stanford | 7 | Same |
| 8 | Notre Dame | 9 | +1 |
| 9 | Ohio State | 6 | -3 |
| 10 | Florida State | 10 | Same |
| 11 | Houston | 17 | +6 |
| 12 | TCU | 11 | -1 |
| 13 | Baylor | 12 | -1 |
| 14 | Oklahoma State | 14 | Same |
| 15 | Northwestern | 13 | -2 |
| 16 | Ole Miss | 16 | Same |
| 17 | Florida | 18 | +1 |
| 18 | Navy | 22 | +4 |
| 19 | Temple | 20 | +1 |
| 20 | Michigan | 19 | -1 |
| 21 | Oregon | 15 | -6 |
| 22 | Utah | 21 | -1 |
| 23 | USC | 24 | +1 |
| 24 | LSU | 23 | -1 |
| 25 | Wisconsin | 25 | Same |
Positive differences mean a higher ranking than the AP result. NR means outside the AP Top 25; it is not treated as a numeric rank.
Ballot Evidence
Two Archives AgreeThis recovered ballot agrees with the second archived grid. It remains part of a reconstructed historical dataset.
2015 Ballot History
An unavailable entry means no retained, attributed ballot. It does not establish an absence from the electorate.
| Poll | No. 1 Selection | Ballot |
|---|---|---|
| Preseason2015-08-23 | Ohio State | Open Ballot |
| Week 22015-09-08 | Ohio State | Open Ballot |
| Week 32015-09-13 | Ohio State | Open Ballot |
| Week 42015-09-20 | — | Ballot Withheld · No complete named corroboration retained |
| Week 52015-09-27 | Ohio State | Open Ballot |
| Week 62015-10-04 | Baylor | Open Ballot |
| Week 72015-10-11 | Baylor | Open Ballot |
| Week 82015-10-18 | Baylor | Open Ballot |
| Week 92015-10-25 | Clemson | Open Ballot |
| Week 102015-11-01 | Clemson | Open Ballot |
| Week 112015-11-08 | Clemson | Open Ballot |
| Week 122015-11-15 | Clemson | Open Ballot |
| Week 132015-11-22 | Clemson | Open Ballot |
| Week 142015-11-29 | Clemson | Open Ballot |
| Week 152015-12-06 | Clemson | Open Ballot |
| Final2016-01-12 | Alabama | Open Ballot |